ENGLISH 11 - BRAVE NEW WORLD

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HANDOUTS AND ASSIGNMENTS:

Brave New World Syllabus Updated.pdf

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UPDATED: Reading Schedule Changed as of MARCH 26th (Make sure to check for changes!)

Propaganda Project Proposal Form.pdf

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READING SCHEDULE:

WEEK 1

• Monday March 2nd – Introduction to BNW
• Wednesday March 4th – (Read up to the end of Chapter 2 for today)
• Friday March 6th – (Read up to the end of Chapter 4 for today)

SPRING BREAK (March 9th – 20th)

WEEK 2

• Tuesday March 24th – (Read up to the end of Chapter 6 for today)
• Thursday March 26th – (Read up to the end of Chapter 8 for today)

WEEK 3

• Monday March 30th – (Read up to the end of Chapter 10 today) Paragraph Composition Review
• Wednesday April 1st – (Read up to the end of Chapter 12 for today)
  • PROPAGANDA PROPOSAL DUE
  • PARAGRAPH COMPOSITION (IN CLASS)

EASTER LONG WEEKEND (APRIL 3rd - 6th)

WEEK 4

• Tuesday April 7th – (Read up to the end of Chapter 16 for today)
• Thursday April 9th – Review Class (Finish the book for for today)

WEEK 5

• Monday April 13th – Awards Ceremony / Work Period
• Wednesday April 15th – IN CLASS ESSAY
• Friday April 17th – PROPAGANDA PRESENTATIONS

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MEDIA AND RESOURCES:

Margaret Atwood Foreword to Brave New World: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/nov/17/classics.margaretatwood

Glossary of Terms: http://www.sunprairie.k12.wi.us/faculty/ydsmith/BNW%20Info%20Packet%202012.pdf

A Defence of the Utopia of Brave New World: http://www.huxley.net/

What Would Aldous Huxley think of the way we consume of media and popular culture?
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/books/review/what-would-aldous-huxley-make-of-the-way-we-consume-media-and-popular-culture.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

BBC Brave New World 1980 TV Movie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek5vse2_Aq0

Gattaca Movie Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWjlUj7Czlk